I had an e-mail from Heather and Gary the other day, asking whether I’d been to Church at all in the last three months. There I was, thinking that no one was even bothering to read my blog ... Oops! Sorry guys. I’ll try to keep you up-to-date more regularly in the future.
Since my last entry, I’ve been going to Baulkham Hills Baptist (BHBC) morning services just about every Sunday. I like the music; a good mix of favourite choruses and traditional hymns ... and mostly songs I know well. They’re a really friendly bunch of people, and have been keen to make sure they always introduce themselves to me, and try to make sure I feel comfortable and welcome. I’m slowly getting to know more people by name.
I’ve been interpreting the songs into Auslan most a.m. services. This has been a good opportunity for me, and I hope my skills will improve with time and practice in this area.
Twice now I’ve been able to go to an evening service. The vibe is definitely different ... but still good. The people have so far been very keen to chat to me and make me feel at home. The evening services are much more “youth” oriented, and I don’t know as many of the songs (last night, for example, I didn’t recognise a single one!). Still, as one woman said to me, “That just means you need to come to the evening services more often!” I can’t go to an evening service every week, because I’m now playing piano at Wesley Mission on a fortnightly basis (more about that next time...).
I am keen to find out more about their community activities ... they seem to be very into community work and social justice stuff. I just need to find out what their programmes are and slot myself in wherever I best fit.
This is a very short entry ... I hope it sates your appetites for the time being. I’ll make sure I fill you in with more detail next time.
Cheers,
Andy
Since my last entry, I’ve been going to Baulkham Hills Baptist (BHBC) morning services just about every Sunday. I like the music; a good mix of favourite choruses and traditional hymns ... and mostly songs I know well. They’re a really friendly bunch of people, and have been keen to make sure they always introduce themselves to me, and try to make sure I feel comfortable and welcome. I’m slowly getting to know more people by name.
I’ve been interpreting the songs into Auslan most a.m. services. This has been a good opportunity for me, and I hope my skills will improve with time and practice in this area.
Twice now I’ve been able to go to an evening service. The vibe is definitely different ... but still good. The people have so far been very keen to chat to me and make me feel at home. The evening services are much more “youth” oriented, and I don’t know as many of the songs (last night, for example, I didn’t recognise a single one!). Still, as one woman said to me, “That just means you need to come to the evening services more often!” I can’t go to an evening service every week, because I’m now playing piano at Wesley Mission on a fortnightly basis (more about that next time...).
I am keen to find out more about their community activities ... they seem to be very into community work and social justice stuff. I just need to find out what their programmes are and slot myself in wherever I best fit.
This is a very short entry ... I hope it sates your appetites for the time being. I’ll make sure I fill you in with more detail next time.
Cheers,
Andy
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